Senior defender Leah Mattingly attempts to block the ball from Northern Illinois University on Oct. 30, 2016 at the Briner Sports Complex. The soccer team went on to lose 1-1(4-3).

Tatia Paradashvili was a Ball State exchange student from Georgia. She plans to be a successful broadcast journalist.

Sophomore English education major Alyssa Clemento pets a faculty dog during Dogs and Donuts on Oct. 5, 2016 at Botsford-Swinford Hall. Dogs and Donuts was held to help students relive stress before midterms.